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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1996
Page
1
The forecast notes tonight being mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the upper 60s. Wednesday remains mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely and highs in the low to mid 80s.
The Associated Press reports cool Northwest temperatures and cloudy East skies as a tropical low near Grand Bahama Island moves northward toward the southeastern United States. A Great Lakes storm slowly shifts northeast bringing more Midwest rain and possible flooding. A cold front in Utah drives thunderstorms and potential tornadoes across Utah, Wyoming, and Montana while scattered Southwest storms form north to Colorado. The West remains warm and sunny overall with cool Pacific Northwest sections. Flooding and severe weather previously from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania involved 60 to 70 mph winds, with damage in Lincoln Illinois, Honeybrook Pennsylvania, Rover Missouri, and Gunter Texas.
Two youths were charged Monday in a hate crime case tied to eggs and leaflets with Ku Klux Klan messages at Ruth Ambush’s home on Bartonsville Road. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and FBI investigated. the case is closed. No ages or names released.
Frederick City Police enforce strict firing limits after Officer John Pigott accidentally discharged his weapon into a car steering wheel during an attempted arrest Sunday at Old Camp Road and Alternate U.S. 40. The incident followed a shoplifting case involving Gary Woods and Suzanne Lego, who remain jailed on multiple theft and resisting arrest charges.
State police and rescue workers continued the search Monday for Victor Rivas Jr. 10, and his sisters Madelina 11 and Joseanna 8, presumed drowned after a family picnic waterside incident. A water rescue unit and state police helicopter aided the operation in Kintnersville, Pennsylvania.
A 23 year old woman, Shannon Marie, was found dead Monday morning in her Silver Spring area apartment. Police opened the scene at 7517 Blair Road after a relative raised concern as she had not reported to work and no cause of death was released. No suspects or motives were named.
About 50 homes in southeastern Frederick and northern Montgomery counties lost power after a strong storm that dumped 1.59 inches of rain. Up to 200 residences were affected citywide, with restoration expected by 1 p.m. in Damascus Clarksburg and Hyattstown. A CSX derailment elsewhere and localized flooding were also noted.
Former Somerset County school superintendent Whittington testifies in federal court alleging his 1992 contract nonrenewal due to race. His attorney seeks reinstatement and damages while the district defends the firing as based on management flaws plus alleged improper computer purchases. Whittington began as a custodian in the 1940s and rose to superintendent in 1988.
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